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+name: "Frontend checks"
+
+on:
+  merge_group:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build frontend
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@v4
+      - uses: DeterminateSystems/magic-nix-cache-action@main
+      - name: Get yarn cache directory path
+        id: yarn-cache-dir-path
+        run: echo "dir=$(yarn cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+        id: yarn-cache
+        with:
+          path: ${{ steps.yarn-cache-dir-path.outputs.dir }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-yarn-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-yarn-
+  lints:
+    name: Check lints
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@v4
+      - uses: DeterminateSystems/magic-nix-cache-action@main
+      - name: Get yarn cache directory path
+        id: yarn-cache-dir-path
+        run: echo "dir=$(yarn cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+        id: yarn-cache
+        with:
+          path: ${{ steps.yarn-cache-dir-path.outputs.dir }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-yarn-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-yarn-
+      - name: Build frontend
+        working-directory: ./kitsune-fe
+        run: nix develop ..#frontend --command bash -c "yarn && yarn lint"